No source or date noted, from an unidentified scrapbook of clippings titled COLLECTION OF LOCAL MONROE COUNTY OBITS donated to the Monroe County History Center, Bloomington, Indiana. T. FARLEY, 73, DIES IN PERU Thomas Farley, age 73, died Sunday night at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Albert Holtz, in Peru. He had been in ill health since last December and had been living with his daughter and two weeks ago he was stricken with paralysis. Mr. Farley was a lifelong resident of this community and had resided for a number of years on West 4th Street. He is survived by the widow, Mrs. Laura E. Farley; one daughter, Mrs. Albert Holtz; two sons, Mart Farley of Peru and Walter T. Farley of this county; one sister, Mrs. Allie Dillman of Indianapolis, and a half-sister, Mrs. Henry Wooten of Indianapolis. Funeral services will be held Tuesday afternoon at two o'clock from the Day Chapel in charge of the Rev. Charles Williams. Interment will be in Rose Hill. Pallbearers will be Roger Lee, John Griffin, Dr. John L. Hetherington, Robert Allen, Byran (sic) Sparks and Elmer Croy. The body was brought to the Day Funeral Home and will remain there until the funeral.

No source noted, penciled date of August 28, 1930, from an unidentified scrapbook of clippings titled COLLECTION OF LOCAL MONROE COUNTY OBITS donated to the Monroe County History Center, Bloomington, Indiana. ALICE HOLLAND IS DEAD TODAY OF PARALYSIS Widow of Late Richard Holland Dies at Home of Minnie Cordell Mrs. Alice Holland, widow of the late Richard Holland, passed away at 7:20 o'clock this morning at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Minnie Cordell, 501 North Dunn Street. Death followed a stroke of paralysis that occurred Monday morning. She was unconscious and never regained before passing away. She is survived by the following children: Mrs. Minnie Cordell of this city; and Mrs. Albert Bell of Indianapolis; also several grandchildren and great grandchildren. She was a member of the Church of Christ, Lincoln Street. The funeral will be held there at two o'clock Saturday afternoon in charge of Elder Raines. Burial will be at Rose Hill. Pallbearers will be Karl Sutherland, Ed Kaser, Wall (sic) Fowler, William Gray, Ed Merideth (sic) and Howard Parkom. The body will lie in state at the Weir Funeral Home until Friday noon and then will be taken to the home where friends may call at any time. Ott Gillaspy will be in charge of funeral arrangements.

No source noted, penciled date of September 20, 1928, from an unidentified scrapbook of clippings titled COLLECTION OF LOCAL MONROE COUNTY OBITS donated to the Monroe County History Center, Bloomington, Indiana. MRS. ETHEL L. FARLEY DEATH AFTER OPERATION Mrs. Ethel Lavonia Farley, age 42, of this city, died in the city hospital yesterday evening following an operation for appendicitis. She had been ill for nine days. Those of the immediate family are the husband, Martin Farley, and the brothers, William, Jay, Charles and Edward Moore and sisters, Mrs. Walter Meek of Illinois; Mrs. Charles Cowden of Indianapolis; Mrs. Orval Bowman of Freetown and Mrs. Edward Croy of Bloomington, also Mrs. Amanda Moore of Ewing. She attended the South Side Church. Funeral Saturday at two o'clock at South Side Church in charge of Rev. J. M. Campbell and burial at Valhalla. The pallbearers are Andrew Cox, Benjamin Croy, Orval Bowman, Oscar Hendricks, Robert Romine and George Blackwell.

No source or date noted, from an unidentified scrapbook of clippings titled COLLECTION OF LOCAL MONROE COUNTY OBITS donated to the Monroe County History Center, Bloomington, Indiana. The funeral of Howard Wallace Gillaspy (consider Gillespie and Gillaspie as spelling variants), 2-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Estell Gillaspy, North Rogers Street, will be at two o'clock tomorrow at the residence in charge of Rev. J. Campbell and burial in Rose Hill. ---------------------------------------------- No source or date noted, from an unidentified scrapbook of clippings titled COLLECTION OF LOCAL MONROE COUNTY OBITS donated to the Monroe County History Center, Bloomington, Indiana. NOTE: The end of the article, as noted by the ellipsis, was missing. Wallace Homer Gillespie, 2-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Estel (sic) Gillespie on North Rogers Street, died last night at 1:30 of pneumonia. Those who survive are the father and mother, two brothers and a sister. Funeral Sunday afternoon at two o'clock in charge of Rev. Joe Campbell and burial in.

No source noted, July 14, 1933, from an unidentified scrapbook of clippings titled COLLECTION OF LOCAL MONROE COUNTY OBITS donated to the Monroe County History Center, Bloomington, Indiana. NOTE: In the 1930 population census, Samuel O. Wylie and his wife, Lula, were enumerated at 1925 East Third Street, Bloomington. The end of the clipping was missing, as noted by the ellipsis, but a second, smaller item noted that interment was to be in Rose Hill. S. O. WYLIE, 77, DIES IN HOME EAST OF CITY Complications Fatal to Successful, Well-known Farmer S. O. Wylie, 77 years old, retired farmer, died at seven o'clock this morning in his home on East Third Street, rural, following more than a month's serious illness of complications. He was first stricken on Mother's Day, May 14, and was believed to havae been suffering from a heat stroke. Mr. Wylie, one of Monroe County's best known and most successful farmers, formerly resided northwest of Bloomington on a farm known as the Wylie Place in the Woodyard neighborhood. He was proprietor of a grocery store here for several years before his retirement and removal to the residence where death occurred. He was a partner of J. P. Shaffer in a store on the northeast corner of the square at one time. He leaves: the widow, Mrs. Lula Margaret Wylie; a son and daughter, Herman and Martha Wylie, both Presbyterian missionaries in China; a stepson, James M. Howe, of Chicago, and eight grandchildren, besides several more distant relatives and friends. The deceased was an active church worker being united at the time of his death with the First Methodist Church here. Funeral arrangements.

Bloomington (Monroe County, Indiana) Herald-Times, February 14, 2015, p. D3. NOTE: The item noted below was abstracted by Randi Richardson from the original real estate listing. The original was accompanied by eight photos. The home was owned by Burt C. Stevenson and his wife, Eugenia, in 1940. Burt reportedly worked as a civil engineer. The home at 630 E. University, now offered for sale, is a completely restored, 1905 bungalow with four bedrooms and 2.5 baths. It is located in Elm Heights.

Lee Sandweiss "Kumbum West, Home of High Lama Arjia Rinpoche," Bloomington (Monroe County, Indiana) Herald-Times, February 14, 2015, p. D1+. NOTE: The item below was abstracted by Randi Richardson from the original that was accompanied by seven photographs. The Tibetan Mongolian Buddhist Cultural Center, known as Kumbum West, is located on 108 wooded acres. The entrance is on Snoddy Road south of Rogers. On the grounds is a modest ranch house for Arjia Rinpoche, director of the center. The home has three bedrooms and is filled with traditional Tibetan art.

"A Walk Through Black History," Bloomington (Monroe County, Indiana) Herald-Times, February 19 2015, p. A1. NOTE: The item below was abstracted by Randi Richardson from the original item still under copyright. The article was accompanied by eight photographs and a map. The following properties were included in the downtown Bloomington walking tour: 1. Gables, 114 S. Indiana Ave., Integrated in 1947 nearly a decade before the Civil Rights movement 2. Black Market on northeast corner of Dunn Street and Kirkwood, opened in 1968 and firebombed a short time later 3. Kappa Alpha Psi, 425 E. Kirkwood Ave., chapter brought to Bloomington by and for black students 4. Samuel Dargan house at 316 N. Grant St. Dargan operated the first private resident hall for black women 5. Mays House, 418 E. Eighth St. Ruth Mays provided housing for black males when it was not available through the university 6. The Elms, 425 N. Dunn St-an early location for Kappa Alpha Psi 7. Center School, 202 E. Sixth St-Bloomington's first segregated grade school 8. Mattie Jacobs Fuller: The Allen Building, 108 E. Kirkwood-Mattie was the indentured servant of a physician who later opened a beauty salon in the Allen Building 9. Evans Barber Shop, 210 W. Kirkwood-Pleasant Evans was a barber for 60 years and the first African-American to own a building downtown 10. Second Baptist Church, 321 N. Rogers St., built by and for African-Americans 11. Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church, 302 N. Rogers 12. Banneker School, 930 W. Seventh St., an elementary school for black students opened in 1915 13. Pollard Lodge, 1107 W. Seventh St.-the Elks and Masons, two black social organization, met frequently in the basement of the Pollard 14. Blair House, 823 N. Maple St., believed to be a part of the underground railroad where the Blair family harbored fugitive slaves

"Jazz Great David Baker to Receive Living Legend Award, Bloomington (Monroe County, Indiana) Herald-Times, February 18, 2015, p. A3. NOTE: The item below was abstracted by Randi Richardson from an article that is copyright protected. The article is accompanied by one photo. David Baker, a distinguished professor of music and chairman of Indiana University's Jacobs School of Music jazz department, will received the 2015 Living Legend Award at the Bloomington's Hilton Garden Inn on February 28. Baker has been honored with many prestigious awards. He will join past Living Legend Award recipients who include: James Mumford, William and Janice Wiggins, The Rev. Marvin Chandler, George and Viola Taliaferro, Gladys DeVane, Clarence and Frances Gilliam and Retired U. S. Army Master Sgt. Gene Ship.

Table of Post Offices in the United States on the First Day of January 1851 (Washington: W. & J. C. Greer, Printers) 1851. Available online at Books.Google. In 1851, the Bloomington post office in Monroe County, Indiana, was in the courthouse. David H. Maxwell was the post master. Other post offices located within the county were identified as: Bryant's Creek, Ellittsville (now known as Ellettsville), Fairfax, Harrodsburgh (now known as Harrodsburg), Indian Creek, Mount Tabor, Stanford and Unionville.

Bloomington (Monroe County, Indiana) World, December 7, 1893, p. 11. THE COVENANTOR CHURCH The Covenanter Church was organized here in 1820 by John and Thomas Moore from South Carolina. Its early membership was largely composed of those who left South Carolina because of their opposition to slavery. Their first pastor was Rev. James Faris who preached for them from 1827 to 1855. Then Rev. David J. Shaw was their pastor from 1856 to 1890. Rev. M. A. Fault became their pastor on June 9, 1893. The members first worshipped in a small log church that stood on one corner of Mrs. McQuiston's lot on the northwest part of the city. This building was in dimension about 15 x 20 feet and was used for a school house. In 1836 they built a brick church two miles southeast of Bloomington. This building was destroyed by fire in 1847, but a better one was speedily erected. In 1877 they moved to Bloomington and built their present, elegant brick church on South Walnut Street. In 1833 they had a membership of about 120 but were reduced by a division that year. Their present membership is about 100. Their contributions last year for the various departments of their church amounted to $1,400. The present pastor, Rev. M. A. Gault, was born May 5 (difficult to read), 1845, in Colraine, Ireland, and is the second son in a family of four boys. The oldest son is a lawyer in Chicago, the third is a farmer in Iowa, and the youngest is a pastor in Mansfield, Ohio. The subject of this sketch received his early education at Waukesha, Wis. He graduated at Monmouth College in 1870 and from the Allegheny Theological Seminary in '74. He was pastor in Iowa for eight years and for ten years his time was wholly occupied as secretary of the National Reform Association. Last year he was president of the National Christian Association Opposed to Secret Societies during which time he labored in the states of Nebraska, Iowa, Wisconsin and Illinois. He is an uncompromising foe to all kinds of secret orders. Last June he became the pastor of the Covenanter Church of Bloomington where he hopes to labor during the remainder of his life.

Bloomington (Monroe County, Indiana) World, December 7, 1893, p. 11. THE CATHOLIC CHURCH Previous to 1868, the Catholics of this city held their services at the residences, principally at the residence of John Waldron, one of our wealthiest and most prominent citizens. The first resident pastor was Father Henry Kessing who came in 1868 and remained until 1877. He was succeeded by Father Leopold Burkhardt under whose administration the present church building was erected in 1878. He was succeeded by Father J. B. Unverzagt who was succeeded in 1883 by Father Thomas Logan who remained until 1885 at which time Father M. H. Bogeman was appointed for the Bloomington and Bedford district by Bishop Chard, D. D. Father Bogeman was born in Enochburg, Franklin County, Indiana, March 10, 1860. At an early age he entered the parochial school near his home where he remained until he was 12 years of age. Ill health caused him to remain away from school for almost two years, and in 1874 he entered St. Meinard College in Spencer County, Ind., in which he completed the classical, philosophical and theological departments in May, and on the 30th of that month was ordained. St. Meinard College was destroyed by fire in 1887. The library contained 30,000 volumes, and these, together with many rare and valuable manuscripts, were consumed by the flames. The teachers in the institution were the Benedictine Father and, with a single exception, were graduates of European universities, principally Munich. Father Bogeman came to Bloomington June 19, 1885. Under his pastorate the Catholic Church has prospered, and he is greatly beloved by his congregation. He is liberal in his views, social, and an excellent citizen. He was the first Catholic to deliver a lecture in the regular exercise of the State University, and his various lectures are broad in thought and entertainingly written. Under his supervision the Catholic Church at Bedford is erecting one of the finest buildings in the state, the architect's estimate of the cost being $50,000. His influence with prominent financiers and his watchful business management will reduce these figures so that it is believed that the total cash outline will not exceed $20,000.

Indiana State Sentinel, October 2, 1845, available online at https://newspaper.library.in.gov. Monroe County (Indiana)-Lot No. 229, as known and designated on the plat of the Town of Bloomington; mortgaged by Cornelius Mershon; loan, interest, etc. $574.18. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- -- Indiana State Sentinel, October 21, 1848, available online at https://newspaper.library.in.gov. Monroe County (Indiana)-Lot 229 in the Town of Bloomington, as known and designated on the plat of said town; mortgaged by Cornelius Mershon-loan, interest, etc, $576.96. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- Indiana State Sentinel, November 7, 1850, available online at https://newspaper.library.in.gov. Monroe County, (Indiana)-Lot 229 as designated on the plat of the Town of Bloomington; mortgaged by Cornelius Mershon; loan, interest, etc, $577.45. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---- Indiana State Sentinel, November 15, 1855, available online at https://newspaper.library.in.gov. Monroe County (Indiana)-Lot No. 229 in the Town of Bloomington, mortgaged by Cornelius Mershon and Margaret Mershon, his wife, loan, interest, etc., $541.86.

Jasper (IN) Weekly Courier, October 15, 1915, available online at https://newspaper.library.in.gov. Bloomington, (Indiana)-Perry Eads, 30, the grocer who was found along the tracks in the Monon yards with his skull crushed, died here without regaining consciousness. The police believe William Mershon, a paroled convict, murdered Eads and they placed him in jail.

South Bend (IN) News-Times, October 5, 1915,available online at https://newspaper.library.in.gov. Bloomington, Indiana, October 5-Perry Eads, 40 years old, is in the city hospital with his right temple crushed and William Mershon, a former convict, is held, it being believed that he attacked Eads who is not expected to live. The police have not been able to learn whether Eads' injury is due to an attack or to a train accident. The police learned that Eads and Mershon had a fight Saturday night over an alleged insult by Eads to the wife of Mershon and that Mershon had threatened to kill Eads before morning. Mr. Mershon admitted that her husband was out all night. He was found Sunday in a barn loft.

Bloomington (Bloomington, Monroe County, Indiana) Evening World, July 8, 1910, p. 3. Mrs. Ova Buskirk has recovered from a severe case of measles and was able to visit J. M. Buskirk's at Second and College avenue Wednesday.

Bloomington (Bloomington, Monroe County, Indiana) Evening World, July 8, 1910, p. 3. The little two year old child of Mr. and Mrs. Sherman Baker died of measles on Wednesday at five o'clock.

Bloomington (Bloomington, Monroe County, Indiana) Evening World, July 8, 1910, p. 3. Trustee Collier's little boy, Herman, also took a relapse and was critically ill up to Tuesday when he too showed marked symptoms of improvement.

Bloomington (Bloomington, Monroe County, Indiana) Evening World, July 8, 1910, p. 3. Earnest Liford took a relapse from measles, double pneumonia developed and he was in a critical condition up to Tuesday when he took a change for the better.

Bloomington (Bloomington, Monroe County, Indiana) Evening World, July 8, 1910, p. 3. Mrs. Joe Langley, reported dangerously ill of measles died last Wednesday and was taken to Gosport on Thursday for interment. Her little two weeks' old baby died after the arrival of the funeral procession at Gosport and was buried with its mother. A husband and six children, the oldest of which is about 14 are left to mourn their loss. Mrs. Langley was but 28 or 30 years old.